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We are delighted that Sophie, one of the TARA 2 racers, will be joining us for this upcoming season!

She will be sharing some video diaries and comments with us about her experiences and hopes for the future!

From her webpage:

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Taking up cinema studies, filmmaking, screenwriting, Sophie studied and worked in Melbourne and Sydney for several years. Life was jam packed with film screenings, parties, or a good book. Life out of the city, she worked with kids, aboriginal communities, trained in rope courses, bush survival and even extreme sports such as rock-climbing. Travel explorations have also taken her on documentary shoots around the world in 2005 for the Discovery International Network, both as talent and filmmaker. Now living in Hong Kong, Sophie continues to write, host and explore new ideas from new inspirations.

She is from Singapore but will be representing Hong Kong in TARA 2.

Sophie was originally scheduled to race with her friend Allan. But when he was unable to be in the race, Sophie paired up with her former roommate Aurelia.

How did they do? Stay tuned!

Sophie's webpage: http://www.sophieteng.com/

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

And here is her second video diary, which features her audition tape with her planned original partner Allan.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Please understand however, that she will be unable to answer questions regarding the race itself or its outcome until TARA 2 has finished airing.

« Last Edit: September 29, 2007, 08:15:15 PM by georgiapeach »

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Haahhaah.... I have this idea about doing video diaries of my journey after the show. Someone has even given me the challenge of making my dream come true in 100 days.....hahhahahha.....

Well I don't know about that.....

So I want to ask for all your help to get hits on my video diaries and share them with your friends around the world. The more hits I can get, perhaps the more chances I'll get to make my dream of becoming a tv presenter come true.

We are delighted that Sophie, one of the TARA 2 racers, will be joining us for this upcoming season!

Sophie is on our right:

She will be sharing some video diaries and comments with us about her experiences and hopes for the future!

From her webpage:

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Taking up cinema studies, filmmaking, screenwriting, Sophie studied and worked in Melbourne and Sydney for several years. Life was jam packed with film screenings, parties, or a good book. Life out of the city, she worked with kids, aboriginal communities, trained in rope courses, bush survival and even extreme sports such as rock-climbing. Travel explorations have also taken her on documentary shoots around the world in 2005 for the Discovery International Network, both as talent and filmmaker. Now living in Hong Kong, Sophie continues to write, host and explore new ideas from new inspirations.

She is from Singapore but will be representing Hong Kong in TARA 2.

Sophie was originally scheduled to race with her friend Allan. Please watch the second video diary..... Sophie: This is my acknowledgement and tribute to Allan because he went through a lot for me, for the race.... until he really had no choice but to pull out.

I wanted to post my audition clip with allan here because I really, really miss him and I want to acknowledge the things he did for me, for the race.... until the very end when he really had to pull out.....

It's so strange how people can cross paths ... ... I've met one of my best friends from my first show. If not for that, I would have never met her........ She's a really good filmmaker/ editor, I hope to work with her one day!

This is Olga and her cutiest little boy.... Kenric.... he's 7 months old.....half Russian, half Aussie!!! They live on the Gold Coast, Australia now. I can't wait to see them when I visit for Christmas... or New Year's.....

Olga is worried about me because I had to quit my job for the race..... so she wants me to get a good job as a Christmas present to her!!! hehehheheheheI told her I'm working on it..... but finally I can tell her about the show and she thinks I'm CRAZY to do another reality show... because she won't do it again, I don't think hhahahhhaaa

But here it is first..... it's a couple of my conservation campaigns that I've published in Hong Kong. The SPCA one is a 'reminder' campaign about responsibilities of having a pet because animals are not toys, they are cute when they are small, but they grow up. So the concept uses real animals but retouched with toy parts to look like a toy. It was published almost every week in HK magazine for more than a year from 2005, and sometimes still used even today. It's a real problem especially in HK because the houses are so small, so pets are often abandoned or abused when they get bigger. Then they are caught and sent to the SPCA, who can only do so much to help these animals get adoptedThe one for WWF is an ongoing campaign for marine conservation around the waters of Hong Kong. It was published as poster ads in the MTR stations all around the islands. I love to dive so this campaign is also very close to my heart. And I also got to be the illustrator on this one. I miss drawing..... so I drew the turtle... took me hours. But it was 10 posters in total, so we had to get other illustrators onboard and they did it all for a good cause.

I used to work as an outdoor instructor when I was living in Oz..... I love being with kids. I took groups of kids hiking, canoeing, abseiling and learnt some aboriginal dances, it was one of the best, carefree times of my life!!! Sometimes I'm more patient with kids than I am with adults because they just bring me so much joy!!! They are truthful, they tell you how they feel and they show it when they really like you..... I also loved living in the bush!!! No mobiles, no TV, no internet..... takes you back to the bare basics in life and reminds me of what is most important and precious. The outdoors make me the happiest and most free!!!! And I LOVE extreme sports!!! The more crazy the better!!! Heights, sky-diving.... whatever!!!

What can you tell us about your first reality show? Was that the Discovery Channel Reel Race 2? Docu-dramas?

And do you want to tell us about your monkey?

And wow--a woman of many talents! Love the turtle too!

Sounds like the race would hold no fears for you--diving, sky-diving. rock-climbing...

What took you to Hong Kong from Singapore?

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Oh thanks TARasia fan..... I was just about to send the link hahhahaha.....

You beat me to it.... *wink wink

I hope the video quality is better with this compression.....so hard to work within 100MB to upload

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I just came back to Hong Kong late last night ....my mailbox was stuffed and I finally received my official PETA package.

Yyyyyyiiiiiippppppppeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to start working with them on upcoming projects being their PETA Asian spokesperson ........... And I have a t-shirt from them. I've actually fallen very, very ill with fever and cough now from the Singapore heat and eating too much chilli-based local food. So I'll get my act together and take a picture with my lovely PETA t-shirt very soon!!!!

Did the meeting go well? Don't tell me we have to wait for #4 to find out!

And poor baby--take care of yourself!

at TARAsiaFan!

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

So so so so sorry for being MIA. I've been very, very sick and coughing like crazy. I've been through 2 bottles of cough syrup and now finally a third one! So funny, this third bottle is a brand of CHinese cough syrup that an Austrian friend of mine recommended to me when I went over to his place for pasta Tuesday night. It wouldn't have been my first choice to take it but it really works!!! Hmmm, maybe I should have "gone back to my roots" before the third bottle. hahahhaahha....

When I was back in Singapore (for TARA 2 Press conference) and clearing up my old room and all my boxes. I found my folder of poems given to me from kids I've met at summer and facilitation camps. We always had one night called "Poetry Night" where the kids express themselves and write poems on the spot.

This is one of my favourite ones.... I'll write the words here in-case you can't read the picture. It was written by a 7 or 8-year-old in 1999. Amazing!

DAYS OF OUR LIFE

A candle is a good example of our life.

Life is short, learn as much as you can before you go.

There are millions of things in life, we must be content with what we have. Having things are better than not having thing. Time will go forward and will never come back to that ONE and only moment. Time fly and time & tide waits for no men.Doing something bad, must be owned up and take ownership of it.Great people have done good for mankind.

Peace is better than war, with everyone united, we will be strong and difficult to be defeated.The biggest problem is that some people are not content with what they have.Like a President of Iraq, he is a president but still wants to take over the earth.Nobody is perfect to take over the world, only the great one stands tall and watch over all of us.In this life if you do evil,someone will do evil to you.

Who have all renewed my belief in finding true love........ * wink winkIt's kind of cheessy but I love it!!! hahhahhahah

A CHEM LOVE POEM!

I am attracted to youLike an electron to a protonTogether we form an ionic bondThough we are opposite charged ionsI am drawn towards you

Our love is unique as an orbitalFor only two electrons can fill this spaceAs my love for you increasesMy energy level risesI am in this excited state

Increasing the tendency to form a chemical bondI was an elementIt took you to make me a compound substanceFalling in love with you is a chemical reactionWhich cause my love for you to growOurs is an exothermic loveEach for giving off love not just absorbing it

Sometimes you do something especially niceWhich speeds up the chemical processLike a catalyst in my increasing love for you

I realise we have our inhibition periodsAnd sometimes I am selfish enoughTo be an endothermic reactionOnly absorbing your love

The feeling I have for you is so intenseIt cannot be measured in kilojoulesOften I have to make a qualitative elementary analysisTo understand and love you more

But I don't expect to know your empirical formulaYou are too complex a person for thatWhen you are goneI am a noble gasAn inert substanceWhen I am without youThe world seems stillAnd I am at equilibrium

I'm going to start posting more action-type videos soon......it's getting boring just talking away....it's time I get the most out of the hot, sunny days left before Winter comes...... Just going to finish talking about the movies first......